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Attorney Profile

Terri Wood

Terri Wood

Law Office of Terri Wood
730 Van Buren Street
Eugene, OR 97402

Eugene

Oregon (OR)

Contact Contact Terri Wood
T: 541-484-4171
F: 541-485-5923

Visit: www.terriwoodlawoffice.com
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense (80%), Criminal Defense: White Collar (20%)

Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense: White Collar

Profile

Terri Wood is a top-rated trial attorney with 30 years experience exclusively in criminal defense. The firm specializes in defending persons accused of major felonies in the state and federal courts, including federal drug trafficking and conspiracies, white collar crimes,  federal firearms offenses,  bank robberies, drug possession, delivery and manufacturing, sex crimes, child pornography, Measure 11 assaults and kidnapping, domestic violence, and vehicular homicide. Attorney Terri Wood has represented clients in courts throughout Oregon, including Eugene, Springfield, Albany, Corvallis, Salem, Portland, Bend, Medford, Grants Pass and Florence. The firm contracts with private investigators and forensic experts to vigorously challenge the prosecution's case. Attorney Terri Wood has won  "Not Guilty" jury verdicts in murder, child sex abuse, and other hard-to-defend cases. Her legal abilities have earned the highest  peer-reviewed rating of "AV" in Martindale-Hubble, as well as recognition in The Best Lawyers In America,  Oregon's Super Lawyers, and The National Trial Lawyers "Top 100" trial attorneys in Oregon. The firm provides the highest quality legal services at competitive rates. Flexible  office hours, including evening appointments, and  a court-certified Spanish interpreter, are available. SE HABLA ESPANOL, INTERPRETES DISPONIBLES.

Selected To

Oregon Super Lawyers 2011
Oregon Super Lawyers 2010
Oregon Super Lawyers 2009
Oregon Super Lawyers 2008
Oregon Super Lawyers 2007
Oregon Super Lawyers 2006

About Terri Wood

Admitted: 1988, Oregon

Professional Webpage: www.terriwoodlawoffice.com/profile.html

Honors and Awards:

  • "Top 100" Trial Lawyers in Oregon, The National Trial Lawyers Association
  • Listed in "The Best Lawyers In America"
  • "AV" rated, Martindale-Hubble

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Adjunct Instructor, University of Oregon Trial Advocacy Classes
  • Barrister, Roland K. Rodman Inns of Court
  • Member, OCDLA Capital Defenders Association
  • Member, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Past pro-tem Judge for Lane County District and Circuit Court
  • Lecturer, Oregon Criminal Defense Association Seminars
  • Board of Directors, Lane County Bar Association, 2010
  • Board of Directors, Lane County Public Defender Services, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • "Open Doors to Federal Courts" program participant, United States District Court
  • University of Oregon mock trial judge
  • University of Oregon Death Penalty Panel Discussion

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Presented analysis and ideas for federal sentencing strategy post-Booker, Leader, break-out session, Defender Services Division Training Branch, “Winning Strategies” 2005
  • “Getting Discovery: Oregon Statutory Basis and Developments in the Law", Author and presentor, OCDLA “Discovery and Trial Preparation” seminar, 1992
  • “Theory of the Case: Voir Dire and Closing,”, Author and presentor, OCDLA “Sex Crimes: Defending the Accused” seminar, 1995
  • “An Investigative-Reporter-Turned-Lawyer’s Tool Bag for Discovery in Complex Cases (and Cracking the Cartwright Code), , Author and presentor, OCDLA “Dissecting the Complex Case” seminar, 2001
  • “Keeping Prejudice Out of the Jury Room: Voir Dire for the Minority Defendant”, Author and presentor, OCDLA Annual Conference, 2003
  • “Addressing Diversity Issues During Voir Dire,” , Author and co-presentor, OSB Criminal Law Section, 16th Annual Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice, 2003
  • "Inside The Minds: Defense Strategies For Drug Crimes" book  features leading lawyers on interpreting today's drug cases, developing a thorough defense, and protecting a client's rights. Read Terri Wood's chapter on attacking probable cause based on the subjective sensory perceptions of police officers, on her website.  , Chapter Author, Aspatore, Attorneys, 2012

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • University of Florida Law Review, member 1980-81; Editor, "The Verdict," Holland Law Center newspaper, 1980; New York Times Publisher's Award, June 1981; Florida Bar Media Award, June 1978.

Educational Background:

  • University of Florida, College of Journalism, B.S., with high honors, June 1975; University of Florida, Holland Law Center, J.D., with honors, December 1981.
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White Papers

"Do You Hear What I Hear? Defense Strategies to Counter Kentucky v. King and Probable Cause Based on Subjective Sensory Perceptions, published in "Inside the Minds: Defense Strategies For Drug Crimes."


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